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  • Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court Rulings

    Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court Rulings

    The “Insular Cases” stated that people living in U.S. territories do not possess the same rights under the U.S. Constitution.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 13, 2022
  • Updated: 16-Year Old Teen Charged After Several Predominantly Black Schools Receive Bomb Threats In D.C.

    Updated: 16-Year Old Teen Charged After Several Predominantly Black Schools Receive Bomb Threats In D.C.

    At least seven of the eight schools targeted have a predominantly Black student population.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 11, 2022
  • Florida Supreme Court Pushes Back On Gov. Desantis’s Redistricting Request

    Florida Supreme Court Pushes Back On Gov. Desantis’s Redistricting Request

    The court states that Desantis’s request on the constitutionality of a Black district is too complicated to answer in an opinion.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 11, 2022
  • James Harden and Ben Simmons Switch Teams In a Nets-Sixers Trade Deadline Blockbuster

    James Harden and Ben Simmons Switch Teams In a Nets-Sixers Trade Deadline Blockbuster

    Who won the trade? We take a look at the biggest swap of the NBA seasons.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 10, 2022
  • Updated: Legal Experts Find Pamela Moses Sentencing In Memphis Voting Case ‘Excessive’

    Updated: Legal Experts Find Pamela Moses Sentencing In Memphis Voting Case ‘Excessive’

    Lack of education on voting rights laws and race within the criminal justice system are thought to be factored in the sentencing procedure.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 10, 2022
  • Dave Chappelle Threatens To Pull Investments From Small City If Affordable Housing Project Goes Forward

    Dave Chappelle Threatens To Pull Investments From Small City If Affordable Housing Project Goes Forward

    Due to a 2-2 Yellow Springs council vote, the affordable housing project will not be built.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 10, 2022
  • 12-Year Old Black Swimmer Nearly Disqualified In Wisconsin For Wearing “Black Lives Matter” Swimsuit

    The official incorrectly stated the swimsuit went against USA Swimming’s policy of no political language and was overruled.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 9, 2022
  • In Health Care Jobs, Black Women Face Major Structural Racism Barriers

    In Health Care Jobs, Black Women Face Major Structural Racism Barriers

    Black women are the most widely represented group in their field, yet they’re concentrated in its lowest-wage and most hazardous jobs, study shows.

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 9, 2022
  • Rep. Cori Bush Stands Behind “Defund The Police” Slogan and Calls For Meaningful Reforms

    Rep. Cori Bush Stands Behind “Defund The Police” Slogan and Calls For Meaningful Reforms

    ‘If you all had fixed this before I got here, I wouldn’t have to say these things,'” Rep. Bush (D-MO) says.

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 9, 2022
  • Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Republican-drawn Legislative Maps For A Second Time

    The Court has sent another deadline for new maps to be drawn no later than Feb. 17

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 8, 2022
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